Why is hyperpigmentation so hard to treat in skin of color, and what actually works? Recorded live on day three of the Science of Skin Summit in Austin, board-certified dermatologist Dr. Patty Farris talks with Dr. Cheri Frey, residency program director at Howard University and an expert in treating hyperpigmentation, melasma, and pigmentary disorders. They start with the story behind thiamidol, a new ingredient that Beiersdorf found by screening thousands of molecules. It was chosen for how ...
Nov 3
13 min
In this special post-Summit episode, Dr. Patti Farris sits down with Errol Clarke Jr., winner of the Investor’s Choice Award at the 2026 Science of Skin Summit’s innovation session. Errol, a recent Harvard MBA and former private equity investor, grew up inside dermatology as the son of Dr. Valerie Callender and practice executive Errol Clarke Sr. He’s now building a procurement and inventory management platform designed specifically for dermatology and aesthetic practices. Errol explains how ...
Oct 29
14 min
How safe is remibrutinib (Rhapsido) for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU)? Dermatologists Dr. Ted Lain and Dr. Jason Hawkes break down bleeding risk, labs, drug interactions and patient counseling. This sponsored episode of the Science of Skin Podcast, supported by Novartis, focuses on the safety of remibrutinib, an oral BTK inhibitor for chronic hives. Dr. Hawkes, Principal Investigator and Chief Scientific Officer at Oregon Medical Research Center, explains why the "bleeding events" in t...
Oct 27
25 min
Which skincare should you use when acne is treated with lasers, IPL, photodynamic therapy (PDT), or microneedling? Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Ted Lain is in Paris at the L'Oréal Skin Alliance conference with Dr. Cheng-Feng Zhang, Professor of Dermatology at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University in Shanghai. Dr. Zhang is an expert in acne, pigmentary disorders, and cosmetic dermatology. Both doctors helped write a new international consensus paper: a practical algorithm for combining skinc...
Oct 20
22 min
What started as a failed treatment for venous ulcers became one of the most influential products in professional skincare. Dr. Mitchel Goldman, co-founder of SkinMedica, tells the story of how TNS was created and why it was a "longevity" product decades before the term existed. Dr. Ted Lain sits down with Dr. Goldman, a world-renowned cosmetic dermatologist, former ASDS president, and director of cosmetic and laser surgery at Platinum Dermatology. Dr. Goldman shares how a passing comment from...
Oct 13
34 min
Menopause is having a moment, but board-certified dermatologist and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner Dr. Corinne Erickson was connecting hormones and skin health long before it was trending. In this episode of the Science of Skin podcast, host Dr. Patti Farris talks with Dr. Erickson about how dermatologists can better care for women across the menopause continuum, from the first perimenopausal shifts to the postmenopausal years. Dr. Erickson explains her framework for making sense of...
Oct 8
31 min
Is there finally a fast-acting oral treatment for chronic hives? In this episode of the Science of Skin Podcast, board-certified dermatologist Dr. Ted Lain is joined by Dr. Naiem Issa, a dermatologist in Northern Virginia and assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Miami and George Washington University, to break down the phase 3 clinical trial results for Rhapsido (remibrutinib), the first oral BTK inhibitor for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). Dr. Issa explains how Bruto...
Oct 6
23 min
Can a topical serum work like a neurotoxin? Recorded live in Paris, Dr. Ted Lain sits down with Dr. Peter Bjerring to find out. Dr. Bjerring is a professor of dermatology at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark, a laser pioneer who helped develop IPL technology, and a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. Together they break down SkinCeuticals P-TIOX, a serum built around two viper-venom-derived neuropeptides. One acts presynaptically, like botulinum toxin. The other blocks acetylcholine re...
Sep 29
19 min
In this episode of the Science of Skin Podcast, Dr. Ted Lain talks with Dr. Rich Miller, professor of pathology at the University of Michigan and director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Aging Research, about the science of slowing biological aging. Dr. Miller explains why lifespan and health span move together, not in opposition, and walks through decades of research using genetic mutants, calorie-restricted diets, and drugs like rapamycin, acarbose, canagliflozin, and 17 alpha-estradiol to ...
Sep 22
37 min
In this episode of the Science of Skin Podcast, Dr. Ted Lain sits down with Dr. Sarina Elmariah, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology at UC San Francisco and director of the UCSF Center for Itch and Neurosensory Disorders, for a deep dive into chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). Dr. Elmariah breaks down the role of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) in mast cell degranulation and explains how it sits at the center of the histamine release cascade. The conversation covers the difference between Type...
Sep 15
19 min
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